A Research Of Public Psychology Scientific Literacy

Public Psychology Scientific Literacy is an important literacy for the modern people,which is accumulated gradually by education and non-education system,which is also necessary for the public to understand the basic knowledge of psychology.In this study, we analyzed the structure of public psychological science literacy and designed the Public Psychology Scientific Literacy questionnaire and made survey about Psychology Scientific Literacy of 455 respondents from different ages and different education background in Baicheng City in order to analyze the actual state of the public psychology scientific literacy. The research results showes as follow:1. The public have some accurate understanding of the basic concepts of psychological science, but they have obscure understanding of some concept.The survy also shows that understanding of the concept level for the public has a direct relationship with individual's education and has little to do with rich experience.2. General speaking, the public can understand and grasp the spirit of psychology literacy In a very small extent,while the majority point of their views of psychology is ambiguous, or even wrong. The public from different cultrual background show differently on the level of psychological science perspective and on the level of understanding of the knownledge as well as the awareness and understanding of the process and methods of psychological research, the ability to use the knowledge of psychology is different.3. The public access to get psychological science information is very limited, for the majority of people they have access to related information by watching television. Only a few people can get effective and vivid psychological information through ways such as public facilities and venues. Furthermore, newspapers,magazines and books in which psychological science is mainly discussed and argued for the purpose of popularization of psychological science remains rare.